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“These were prepackaged foods from a supplier who was known to be discarded in the past,” he said.
Kunze stated that MCIPAC had been informed of the stage through the 1/2 “chain of command” in a few hours after battalion control discovered the moldy sandwiches.
But the Marines claimed they had been forced to move to social media to post photos of food that had been sold for a long time before a replacement occurred, the Navy said.
One user told the Marine Corps Times in an email that he had organized a food collection in hopes of sending home-cooked meals, that the food had been rejected by the Marine Corps.
“The explanation for why homemade products may not be provided at 1/2 Marines at this time is due to the strict ‘bubble’ established around their ROM site and commitment to mitigation measures that are in place,” Senior Kurt Stahl said. a spokesman for the 3rd Marine Corps Division, he told the Marine Corps Times in an email on August 20.
Marines claim that after the messages attracted massive attention on Facebook and Instagram, the chain of command allegedly told 1/2 Marines to remove the posts and began “harassing” the Marines.
A Marine claimed the sergeant. Major Michael Youngblood, the unit’s sergeant major, went to the Marines’ rooms, who said they had posted photographs and “criticized them for wanting to spread the food.” The Navy added that battalion members had been warned that they face out-of-court sanctions for “unprofessional” messages about food.
A spokesman for the Navy Division denied that the Marines would be punished for posting on social media.
“Marines are encouraged to raise problems with their chain of command so they can be treated at the right levels,” Stahl said in an email on August 18. “At this time, we do not take into account that this is a violation of army regulations.” . and therefore do not initiate disciplinary action. »
Emails to Youngblood for comments were not answered.
When asked if anyone in the command made or can also simply go from door to door, the Marine Corps said, “Leaders may want to move down the aisles to ensure the welfare of Marines and sailors. These leaders will not the Marine Halls, however, will be able to talk to them verbally if they follow the PPE and strict rules of social estrangement.”
The Marines still had a better lunch, the battalion marines said.
Kunze said the Corps is taking steps to ensure that no moldy and insufficient food is served to the Marines in the movement restriction again.
“MCIPAC is recently examining all prepackaged food and working with workers to make sure this doesn’t happen again,” Kunze said.
“Battalion leadership is also working with USO and MCCS to deliver more food and snacks to Marines,” he added.